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In the hunt for sustainable solutions to problems arising when humans interact with the nature around them, having the local community on board is a must. The EU-funded COMET-LA project is studying environmental challenges in local communities in Mexico, Colombia and Argentina to understand and come up with solutions that could be applied anywhere.]]>Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTtag:ch,2014-12-23:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_12_23_en.html?infocentre&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=33636http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-141201novelq&calledby=infocentre&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=33439
Around one third of all food for human consumption is lost or wasted along the supply chain according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). A European Union (EU)-funded research project, NovelQ, has developed new processing technologies to keep food fresh over a longer period of time, potentially saving the billion tonnes of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables that might end up being thrown away each year.
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Teams of social scientists and engineers are studying different areas of Latin America in an EU-funded project to discover how political processes, community engagement and appropriate technologies combine to deliver clean water and sanitation. The aim is to use the research to help deliver clean water and sanitation to local communities currently without adequate access.
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Parasites such as nematodes and mastitis can cause serious health and welfare problems to both sheep and goat production. As resistance to current drug treatments increases, there is a strong need to develop new methods to rectify the situation.]]>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTtag:ch,2014-09-25:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_09_25_en.html?infocentre&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=32837http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-140611optima&calledby=infocentre&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=32220
In a time of climate change, when fuel resources are under pressure and lands face potential erosion risks, humble grass seems an unlikely saviour. The European research project OPTIMA is helping cultivate high-yielding perennial grasses that could address these possible challenges, offering a number of valuable environmental and economic benefits.
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The market for bio-products or bio-based goods has grown sharply over the past few years as consumers embrace foods, fuels, medicines and other products made from renewable biological resources. However, the emerging appetite for bio-products is being held back by bottlenecks in manufacturing, with many processing methods taking far too long and costing too much. A European research project is helping pinpoint the industrial jams, raising hopes that the supply of bio-products can match the soaring demand.]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTtag:ch,2014-02-28:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_02_28_en.html&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=31702http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_02_21_en.html&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=31682
As much as 25% of the world's agricultural production today becomes contaminated resulting in risks to human health and to a loss of crops. The main culprits are toxins and particularly those of the poisonous mycotoxin family, which can be a potential threat to both humans and animals.]]>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTtag:ch,2014-02-21:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_02_21_en.html&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=31682http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_02_17_en.html&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=31676
Plastic packaging made from the fermented wastewater of processed juice could save industry millions in production costs and tap into growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly products.]]>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTtag:ch,2014-02-17:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_14_02_17_en.html&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=31676http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=90&calledby=infocentre&amp;item=Infocentre&amp;artid=31299
It is all around us. But most of the time, you cant see it. And there is a good reason why scientists are currently focusing their research efforts on it.
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The production of advanced high-tech components for aircraft and other aerospace applications is an expensive and time-intensive process involving design, prototyping and then machining of parts often using costly high strength-to-weight materials such as titanium. A new production approach developed under the European Union (EU) -funded RAPOLAC project (Rapid Production of Large Aerospace Components) can bypass the prototyping stage and build a new part in a fraction of the time with production costs reduced by as much as 40%.
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